'Fail we may, sail we must': Search on for identity of Cork fisherman who inspired late UK music legend's tattoo
The late Andrew Weatherall produced music for the likes of Bjork and Primal Scream. Picture: Alex Zalewska
Who is the Cork fisherman that inspired Andrew Weatherall's tattoo? It's a question that came up for discussion around the death of the legendary English DJ/producer last year, and the issue has been given fresh impetus in the approach to his first anniversary following a call-out by Raidió na Gaeltachta broadcaster Cian Ó Cíobháin.
Weatherall - who passed away at the age of 56 on February 17, 2020, from a pulmonary embolism - had a tattoo on his arm with the slogan 'Fail we may, sail we must'. It was also the title of a track on the electronic music artist's 2010 solo album. In an interview with Dummy magazine, he spoke of first hearing the expression on a visit to Cork.
